I'm soliciting your feed back, please leave comments with a song or two that you think should be on the 2008 list. Or just start a general discourse on what you really liked this year. I'm working on finding a way to publish track lists from previous CD's, just to give you an idea of what I'm looking for.
Although I appreciate the really awesome deep track, I'm trying to avoid being cooler than thou. Even if a song was a bit overplayed, I'll still pick it if I think it's the best song on the album (or the most enjoyable - see A-Punk). My girlfriend has already suggested (and I have vetoed) "3 or 4 songs from the new Pink album", so don't bother with that one.
Here's what I got so far:
The Roots
Kanye West Champion Flashing Lights Heartless
Lil Wayne Like a Lollipop
Lupe Fiasco Superstar
Hot Chip Hold On Ready for the Floor
MGMT Electric Feel
Matt and Kim Daylight
Vampire Weekend A-Punk
Santogold Lights Out
Brendan Canning
Kevin Drew Safety Bricks
The Walkmen In the New Year
Ras Trent
Fleet Foxes White Winter Hymnal
Rihanna Disturbia
Ne Yo Miss Independent
T.I. Whatever You Like
Kings of Leon Sex on Fire
Leona Lewis Bleeding Love
Coldplay Viva La Vida
Weezer Pork and Beans
Girl Talk
The Black Keys
TV on the Radio Golden Age?
Lykke Li
Multiple songs indicate I haven't decided yet, no song means the same. Let fly with your mockery!
6 comments:
My favorite tracks on new tv on the radio are lover's day and dlz.
Also, let's list some solid new releases out:
the verve (sit and wonder)
q-tip (no trade)
beck (volcano)
bon iver (skinny love)
el guincho (pick one, they all rule)
coldplay (title track of proper album, glass of water from ep)
santogold (pick one, they're all great)
the new roots is obviously great
mmj (i'm amazed, librarian)
nas (the mixtape with dj green lantern, any song will do)
oasis (the shock of the lightning, to be where there's life)
portishead (machine gun)
elbow (grounds for divorce, one day like this)
metronomy (the next lcd soundsystem, mark my words, the whole album rules)
foals (also, whole album is great)
did the mgmt album come out in 08? (kids)
david byrne/brian eno (life is long)
cut copy (feel the love)
neil halstead (a gentle heart)
the hold steady (title track)
girl talk (pick one)
kaiser chiefs (always happens like that)
and the most entertaining thing i heard all year:
jay-z headlining set at glastonbury
i'm sure there are more, but that's what I could come up with.
bf
Jay-Z's Wonderwall cover made the top videos list at Pitchfork, but I gotta disagree. It's a novel idea for sure, but the content isn't original or even that great.
BTW, here's my spreadsheet for years gone by: Link
If anyone (Steve B) has copies of my best of CD's from 2004-2006, I would love to get a copy.
Fell in love with Josh Ritter this year. Check out his latest album here
http://www.myspace.com/joshritter
This is not an add, seriously he is Awesome.
From Brandy:
"Snow Patrol, a hundred million suns?"
From TS:
"most of the stuff is new. a few tracks aren't.
airline to heaven - billy bragg and wilco
hands of time - ron sexsmith
life is better - qtip (2008)
we were born the mutants again with leafling - of montreal
throwing it all away - genesis
st. petersberg - brazillian girls (2008)
carpetbaggers - jenny lewis (2008)
broken hearts sound like backbeats - los campesinos (2008)
my iron lung - radiohead
we carry on - portishead (2008)
crackin up - king khan and the shrines (2008)
different drum - linda rondstadt
the healer - erykah badu (2008)
gold watch - lupe fiaso (late late 2007)
the corner - common
oxford comma - vampire weekend (2008)
everything i own - bread
hands in pockets - laura gibson
can't stop partying - rivers cuomo (2008)"
As far as MGMT, I would put Kids far above Electric Feel. As far as TI, I hate Whatever You Like, but love Swagger Like Us.
Good lists so far. Here's what I have:
Dodos - Walking
TV On the Radio - Halfway Home
Hold Steady - Constructive Summer
Bon Iver - Flume
Kevin Drew - TBTF (i think 2007, however)
MGMT - Kids
Born Ruffians - Kurt Vonnegut
Why? - The Hollows (check out if you haven't)
Okkervil River - Lost Coastline
Lil Wayne - Mr. Carter
Fleet Foxes - Your Protector
Department of Eagles - No One Does It Like You
Wolf Parade - Soldier's Grin
Rihanna - Disturbia
Aesop Rock - Dark Heart News (2007)
Murs - The Science
Basshunter - All I Ever Wanted (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-ffLjqBkMg)
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